Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Let's Spend The Night Together
By Niki | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 09.27.1999
"She called?" David cries. "That's so cool! It means she wants to have sex." We follow the sound of his impish glee to a construction site, where Rick's angling for some advice. I have no idea why he would look to David for help. It's like asking the devil for the quickest way into heaven. Rick tries hopelessly to put the situation into perspective, saying, "I lied to three women in the space of four minutes." Naturally David doesn't see the problem, since Rick didn't get caught and "women want you to lie to them." I know nothing turns me on more.
And the Mars/Venus debate is back in the court of Judy and Lily. Judy wants to know what Rick actually said. She implies that Rick's excuse was false, and then matter-of-factly informs Lily, "Men need to lie. You can't take it personally." She waxes psychologically on the subject, explaining, "Any woman who asks them for something is automatically their mother, which means they lie just to keep a part of themselves free of your evil clutches." Again -- bitter much? Lily looks positively stunned by the revelation. She and Rick are "supposed" to see each other that night, and he's "supposed" to call her about it. She sounds doubtful. Judy eyes her appreciatively upon hearing this news. "Two nights in a row...not bad," she practically whistles. "We'll see if he calls."
Back on Mars, David unwittingly echoes his Venusian nemesis. "Wow, two nights in a row. Are you going steady?" he sneers. He fails to get a rise out of Rick, however, who's preoccupied with his cell phone. He realizes he doesn't have Lily's work number and asks David whether it's okay for him to call her at 4:30 for a date that night. "I don't know, buddy," David answers with mock gravity. "It's a pretty serious infraction. Men have landed in relationship jail for less than that." He laughs derisively at Rick's apprehension and then advises him to get a spine. Whoa. I need a moment here to fully absorb the fact that I actually share a sentiment with David. I just have to believe it will be the first and last time it ever happens. David jumps headlong off my wavelength with his next remark, which is typically swinish: He suggests that Rick sleep with both of them, see which one he likes better, and then David will take the other one -- as long as it's Lindsey. So women are like ice-cream cones. How fun!
Cut to Rick making a phone call at his office. Zoe answers the call while munching on a handful of something. She disinterestedly informs Rick that Lily is at home but that she's in the bathroom. She takes a message and, since she's nine and dealing with more important matters like her afternoon snack, forgets all about it by the time she replaces the receiver in its cradle.